Northwest Missouri State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Northwest Missouri State University is a public master's university in Maryville, MO (town setting), with 5,599 undergraduates (64% women). It admitted 86% of 6,834 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1200 on the SAT and 18–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,387 a year for out-of-state students and $24,945 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,497 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 57% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, business, agriculture. The campus reported 1.09 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Northwest Missouri State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,181 in-state · $16,623 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Northwest Missouri State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Northwest Missouri State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 28 | — | 2 | $635k | $22,677 | — | |
| Baseball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 55 | — | 1 | $699k | $12,707 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 15 | — | 1 | $974k | $64,963 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 18 | — | 1 | $877k | $48,701 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 141 | — | 1 | $3.5M | $24,948 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 7 | — | 1 | $230k | $32,829 | — | |
| Softball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 27 | — | 1 | $529k | $19,575 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 10 | — | 2 | $956k | $95,595 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 9 | — | 2 | $922k | $102,471 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 136 | — | 4 | $762k | $5,602 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 101 | — | 1 | $665k | $6,587 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 18 | — | 1 | $644k | $35,759 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.